$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit

Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by growlist on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:08PM (#18848001)

> it's required to sustain the country

because? If it's because we aren't fertile enough, or our education system isn't good enough, or we aren't paying enough for certain jobs, why not address this?

I'm interested to know whether you think there should be any upper limit to the population of the UK: 100m? 500m? more?

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by dijit on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:10PM (#18848031)

Because we have an aging population, and pensions are the single largest government expense. (more than double the NHS, which is also heavily burdened by our aging populaton)

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by growlist on Monday January 07, 2019 @01:24PM (#18848222)

So then why not encourage the population to breed, rather than sourcing our fertility abroad?!

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by JAlexoid on Monday January 07, 2019 @06:12PM (#18851270)

Because forcing people to breed isn't exactly an efficient tool.

Also - a population highly burdened with a lot of children tends to produce less value. It keeps more people out of work.

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by growlist on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @05:01AM (#18854511)

So let me get this straight: your position is that an ageing population can only be solved by migration?

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Re:$1T is leaving Britain because of Brexit by dijit on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @01:36PM (#18858095)

Or killing of the old. Or forced breeding.

Migration is the most ethical of those.

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